First recorded in 1665–75
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mr. Friedman relies on unpublished letters, out-of-print memoirs and declassified files to craft his narrative of the operation, a joint initiative between British intelligence and the Jewish Agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
There, I stumble on titles I’ve never seen, by authors I’ve never heard of, alongside out-of-print classics I don’t own.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Boggs discovered him when he came across an out-of-print children’s book called “Little Man, Little Man,” a collaboration between Cazac and Baldwin that prompted Boggs’ search.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2025
Still, with its out-of-print obscurities and several unreleased live recordings, the compilation reaffirms just how unusual the music that Grubbs and O’Rourke made during their five-year run still is.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2024
I was about to hang up, then I said, “Well, as long as you’ve gone this far, call Argosy on Fifty-ninth Street. They specialize in out-of-print stuff.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Today it’s out of print, available only as an ebook, though pricey used copies can still be had.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
In an attempt to remedy this injustice, Blouin's memoir, titled My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria, is being re-released, having spent decades out of print.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
I find people have it on their Kwanzaa setups and it is now out of print, long out of print, and people needed a new version.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024
Blessings upon Dalkey Archive Press for reissuing these two epic books by Young that were long out of print.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
Unfortunately, The Way to Rio Luna was out of print everywhere.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
